Jar-closure.



Nq. 743,494. PATENTLD NoV. 10,19os.

B. 0. HAIN. ,JAR GLOSURB.

APPLinATIoN FILED JULYv 10. 1903.

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PATENT rFIOE.

EDWARDO. n'AiN, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

JAR-CLOSURE.

SPECIFICATION' 'forming part of LettersPatent No. 743,494, datedNovember 10, 1903.

Application iled July l0, 'l9`03i Serial No. 164,983. (No model.)

To LH whom t ymay con/cern.'

Be it known that I, EDWARD O. HAIN, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residin gat Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State ofOhio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Jar-Closures, ofwhich the following is a speciiication. d This invention relates tojar-closing Adevices, and has for its objects the production of a deviceof this character that is more easily applied, more securely held inposition, and more easily removed than those heretofore made. Theseobjects I attain in the structures illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in Which- Figure l is a sectional view through a portion of ajar having one form of my invention applied thereto. FigL2 is sideelevation of the same, showing one Way of securing the ends of thebandtogether. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing another way of securingthese ends together. Fig. i is a view, partly in section and partly inelevation, of the neck of a jar having another form of my inventionapplied thereto; and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a detached band,showing the form it naturally assumes before being applied to a jar.

Taking up the detailed description of the invention, a represents theupper part or neck of a jar or similar device, and b represents thecover therefor, said cover resting, prefj erably, upon a ring c ofpacking material.

Vhile I do not wish to limit myself to they exact shape of jar and covershown, I prefer to make the jar with a iiange d, that has its` `gprojects from the lower edge, the fingers in the two series beingpreferably arranged opposite one another, the corresponding fingers inthe series taken together forming springclips. Each finger of each ofthe series is bent so as to iit the corresponding part of the cover orthe jar when the band is in position, as shown `in Fig. l.

The strip e may be left straight or flat in the manufacture of the band;but it is preferably bent into the circular form shown in Fig. 5, thediameter of the band then being slightly smaller than the cover and thejar upon which it is intended to be used, so that the ends of thebandoverlap slightly. When thus bent, the resiliency in the strip e holdsthe same about the edge of the cover when applied and tends to assist insnapping the iinger-clips over the bead on the cover and in holding themin position. In either case, however, the band` `is applied to the jarby snapping the clips in place, the clips first taking the positionindicated in dotted lines in Fig. l, when by applying a little pressureto the outer part of the fingers f they are successively forced over thebead on the cover until they are all in place, when the band presentsthe appearance indicated in Fig. 2, with the ends abutting.

The clips being of resilient material, they will securely hold the bandin place under ordinary usage; but at times it will be desirable tosecure the abutting ends of the band together, which may be done byplacing a small drop of solder h over the ends, as indicated in Fig.2,01', if preferred, a-tongue j may be extended from one end ofthe bandand projected through a slit lo in the other end, as shown in Fig. 3. Asstated, however, it is only in cases where the jars are to be subj ectedto rough usage or when the contents are under pressure that any securingmeans other than the clips will be required.

In Fig. 4 I have shown a modified form of band, said band being formedof a continuous piece of spring-wire that is bent from the centeralternately in opposite directions, so as to form spring-ngers f' andg'. This band is applied in the same manner as the one shown in Fig. l,and when in place the ends maybe hooked or twisted together, as shown ato. It will be seen that the clips are connected together at theircenters by means of bent portions p, said portions corresponding to thecentral strip or portion e of the other form.

In opening the jar it is only necessary to IOO disconnect the ends ofthe band, when by taking hold of one end of the same and pullingoutwardly the fingers will successively yield to the force applied untilthe band will be stripped entirely away. However, the fin gers and theband immediately return to their original condition and are ready to beapplied again.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a jar-closure, a series of spring-clips engaging with the jar andthe cover and hold-v ing the latter in position, and means connectingthe clips so that they are held together and may be successivelystripped from the jar by a continuous pull.

2. A jar having a flanged neck, a cover therefor having a curved beadformed thereon, a serios of spring-clips engaging with the said Hangeand bead to hold the cover in p0- sition, and means connecting the clipsso that they are held together and may be successively stripped from thejar by a continuous pull.

3. A jar having a cover and a device for holding the cover in position,said device consisting of a central portion, and fingers projecting fromthe edges of the latter, said fingers being formed of resilient materialso that they are adapted to grip the cover and the jar vand hold themsecurely together.

fl. A jar having a cover, a band of spring material for surrounding theedge of the cover, spring-fingers forming clips projecting from theedges of the band, said fingers being bent so as to grip the cover andthe jar and hold them securely together, the resiliency of the bandholding the clips in position.

5. A jar having a flange about its neck and a Vcover resting'upon theflange, said cover having a bead about its edge, a strip of resilientmaterial adapted to be applied to the jar so as to encircle the latter,resilient fingers projecting from the edges of the strip, said fingersbeing bent so as to conform to the shape of the opposite faces of theflange and the bead, and means for securing the ends of the striptogether.

6. A jar having a flange about its neck and a cover resting upon theflange, said cover having a bead about its edge, a device for holdingthe cover in position, said device consisting of a central portion andfingers projecting from the edges of the latter, said fingers beingformed of resilient material and bent so that those on one edge approachtoward those on the other edge, whereby when the said device is appliedto the jar the fingersmust be spread apart as they pass over 6o thebead, and after passing the same they grip the cover and hold it to theflange of the al. J 7. A jar havingaflange about its neck, and a coverresting upon the flange, said cover having a bead about its edge, adevice for holding the cover in position, said device consisting of acentral strip and fingers projecting from the edges of the latter, saidfingers being formed of resilient material and bent so that those on oneedge approach those on the other edge, whereby when the said device isapplied to the jar the fingers must be spread apart as they pass overthe bead, and after passing the same they grip the cover and hold -it tothe flange of the jar, and means for securing the ends of the striptogether.

8. A jar having a flange about its neck and a cover resting upon theflange, said cover having a bead about its edge, a device for holdingthe cover in position, said device consisting of a central strip andfingers project` ing from the edges of the latter, said iingers beingformed of resilient material and bent so that those on one edge approachtoward those von the other edge, whereby when the said device is appliedto the jar the fingers I must be spread apart as they pass over thebead, and after passing the same they grip the cover and hold it to theflange of the jar, a tongue projecting from one end of the said strip,and a slit in the other end of the same through which the said tonguecan be inserted to hold the device in position.

9. A jar having a cover, a strip of resilient material curved so as tobe of smaller diameter than the cover, and spring-fingers projectingfrom the edges of the band, the fingers holding the cover in positionand the resiliency of the strip acting to hold the fingers in place whenthe jar is closed.

l0. A jar havinga flanged neck and a cover, a device for holding thecover in position, said device consisting of a central portion andresilient fingers projecting from the edges of the latter, the fingersbeing bent at such an angle to the said central portion that the fingerson one edge must be bent back from the fingers on the opposite edge inorder to span the flange and the cover when the device is being applied.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

EDWARD o. HAIN.

Witnesses:

S. E. FoUTs, C. N. Fiscus.

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